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Pear Deck nabs first place in Pappajohn Business Plan Competition
DES MOINES—Last week Iowa City-based startup Pear Deck added another title to its list of recent accolades. On Thursday, the education tech company took home first place at the John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition and was awarded $25,000 during a luncheon held at Drake University in Des Moines.
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Three Iowa tech startups among Pappajohn Business Plan finalists
Iowa startups Rocket Referrals, NextStep.io and PearDeck were among the 10 finalists for the 2014 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition announced Tuesday.
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Submissions for the Iowa Business Plan Competition due Friday
The deadline for the Iowa Business Plan Competition has been extended, so make sure to get your executive summaries in by Friday. The competition is meant to “stimulate entrepreneurial activity and greater awareness of the resources available to grow entrepreneurs in Iowa…
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TelePharm, HLT among Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan honorees
The 2013 winners of the eighth annual John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition were announced Thursday at a luncheon at Drake University in Des Moines. Silicon Prairie startups TelePharm and Higher Learning Technologies were among the four companies that earned honorable mention in the competition, each receiving $1,000 for their hard work ..
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Iowa Business Plan Competition names finalists for $25,000 prize
Judges have whittled the list of companies competing in the John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition down to three finalists. M&S FlowMatics, Radiology Protocols and VSI Aerospace are the final companies in the mix for prizes of $25,000 (first place), $15,000 (second) and $10,000 (third) as part of the competition …
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Recap of Iowa Entrepreneurs Conference & Venture Forum
Entrepreneurs, investors, students, and startup service providers from around the state gathered in Des Moines this week for the annual Iowa Entrepreneurs Conference and Venture Forum. In practice, two events, the Venture Forum and Entrepreneur’s Conference, were held on adjacent days in the same space. The Iowa Venture Forum kicked off with a welcome from…